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Reading skills of young immigrants in Canada: the effects of duration of residency, home language exposure and schools - June 2008

Appendix A

Table A1 Results from multivariate estimation from section V

Variables used in the multivariate analyses (Section IV)

Newfoundland and Labrador — dummy variable representing the province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Prince Edward Island — dummy variable representing the province of Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia — dummy variable representing the province of Nova Scotia

New Brunswick — dummy variable representing the province of New Brunswick

Quebec — dummy variable representing the province of Quebec

Ontario — dummy variable representing the province of Ontario

Manitoba — dummy variable representing the province of Manitoba

Saskatchewan — dummy variable representing the province of Saskatchewan

Alberta — dummy variable representing the province of Alberta

British Columbia — dummy variable representing the province of British Columbia

Number of siblings — variable representing the number of siblings at home as reported by student

Single parent family — dummy variable representing students from single parent families

Nuclear family — dummy variable representing students from nuclear families

Mixed family — dummy variable representing students from mixed families

Other family type — dummy representing students from other family types not covered by the other three categories

SES — socio-economic status measured by parental education

Parent — high school aspirations — dummy variable representing students whose parents expressed the they would like their children to gain no more than high school education, as reported by parents

Parent — college — dummy variable representing students whose parents expressed that they would like their children to gain college level education, as reported by parents

Parent — university — dummy variable representing students whose parents expressed that they would like their children to gain university level education or more, as reported by parents

Boy — dummy variable representing male students

Girl — dummy variable representing female students

First generation student — dummy variable representing students who were born in Canada but their parents were born outside of Canada

Immigrant boy — dummy variable representing students who were not born in Canada

Native boy — dummy variable representing male native born students

First generation boy — dummy variable representing male first generation students

First generation girl — dummy variable representing female first generation students

Immigrant boy — dummy variable representing male immigrant born students

Immigrant girl — dummy variable representing female immigrant born students

1st gen. test language @ home — dummy variable representing first generation students whose home language is that of the test

Immigrant test language @ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students whose home language is that of the test

Native other language @ home — dummy variable representing native born students whose home language is different from the test language

1st gen. other language @ home — dummy variable representing first generation students whose home language is different from the test language

Immigrant other language @ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students whose home language is different from the test language

In Canada less than 5 years — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with a length of residency in Canada of 5 years or less

In Canada more than 5 years — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with a length of residency in Canada of more than 5 years

Less than five years @ test @ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with residency of 5 years or less whose home language is that of the test

Less than five years & other @ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with residency of 5 years or less whose home language is different from the test language

More than 5 years & test @ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with residency of more than 5 years whose home language is that of the test

More than 5 years & other@ home — dummy variable representing immigrant born students with residency of more than 5 years whose home language is different from the test language

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Date Modified:
2008-06-11